tavão

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tabānus.

Noun

tavão m

horsefly (any fly of the family Tabanidae)

Descendants

Galician: tabán, atabán, tabao, tábao, tabau
Portuguese: tavão, tabão, atavão, atabão

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "tavão"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

tabão, atavão, atabão

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavão, from Latin tabānus. Compare Galician tabán, Spanish tábano, French taon.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈvɐ̃w̃/ [taˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [tɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

Noun

tavão m (plural tavões or (rare) tavãos)

horsefly (any fly of the family Tabanidae)
Synonyms: moscardo, (Brazil) mutuca

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